PORT TOWNSEND — Thieves took an estimated $100,000 in metal from Port Townsend Foundry this week, the owner said.

The burglary at 231 Otto St. occurred Tuesday night or early Wednesday, said Pete Langley, who has owned and operated the business for about 33 years.

When workers arrived at the foundry Wednesday morning, they noticed that several items were missing from an outbuilding and that windows had been spray-painted black, apparently to escape detection, Langley said.

Several unique maritime items — such as beam hangers, cowl vents, T-track and rudder fittings — had been taken.